Patents by Inventor Nicolas BEHRENS

Nicolas BEHRENS has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240300410
    Abstract: An illuminable vehicle component includes a visible side and a component surface that is arranged on the visible side and provided with a three-dimensional structure pattern. At least one first light-producing device is arranged in a defined position relative to the component surface such that light emitted thereby illuminates first structure portions and generates a shadow that is cast on second structure portions. At least one second light-producing device is arranged in a defined position relative to the component surface such that light emitted thereby illuminates the second structure portions and generates a shadow that is cast on the first structure portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2022
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Inventors: Nicolas BEHRENS, Patrick DUMM
  • Patent number: 11813980
    Abstract: A motor vehicle component with a lighting function includes a laminate component having a first fiber-reinforced composite material and a second fiber-reinforced composite material, the first fiber-reinforced composite material being electrically insulating and the second fiber-reinforced composite material being electrically conductive. The motor vehicle component also includes a light source which is at least partially embedded in the first fiber-reinforced composite material. The light source is electrically conductively connected to the second fiber-reinforced composite material, and the second fiber-reinforced composite material has a light exit region from which light emitted by the light source can exit so that it can be seen from outside the motor vehicle component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Nicolas Behrens, Sandro Cifaldi, Tobias Mueller-Kambeitz
  • Publication number: 20230202409
    Abstract: An attachment part for a motor vehicle includes a main body and a securing element where the attachment part is mechanically securable to the motor vehicle by the securing element. An electrical consumer is integrated into the attachment part. Connection conductor tracks are attached to the main body, contact the electrical consumer, and extend as far as the securing element where the electrical consumer is electrically connectable to a power supply on the motor vehicle by the connection conductor tracks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Nicolas BEHRENS, Markus DIX, Patrick DUMM
  • Publication number: 20220024377
    Abstract: A motor vehicle component with a lighting function includes a laminate component having a first fiber-reinforced composite material and a second fiber-reinforced composite material, the first fiber-reinforced composite material being electrically insulating and the second fiber-reinforced composite material being electrically conductive. The motor vehicle component also includes a light source which is at least partially embedded in the first fiber-reinforced composite material. The light source is electrically conductively connected to the second fiber-reinforced composite material, and the second fiber-reinforced composite material has a light exit region from which light emitted by the light source can exit so that it can be seen from outside the motor vehicle component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Nicolas BEHRENS, Sandro CIFALDI, Tobias MUELLER-KAMBEITZ